The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 10 days agoTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTolkien wasn't always the most creative with names.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squaresynae[he/him]@lemmy.sdf.orgcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoHow about this really old talking tree guy? Treebeard! And the huge volcano mountain that is the source of the evil artifact? Mount Doom, naturally
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoWeird common human slang names for Fangorn and Orodruin/Amon Amarth
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoHuman: “‘Treebeard’? What a plain-sounding name. Ooh, ‘Fangorn’ sounds exotic!” Elf: “‘Fangorn’? What a plain-sounding name. Ooh, ‘Treebeard’ sounds exotic!”
minus-squareRose Thorne@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoThat explains why “Cry of the Black Birds” was on the official soundtrack.
minus-squareall-knight-party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoAbout to name my next child Humanbeard
How about this really old talking tree guy?
Treebeard!
And the huge volcano mountain that is the source of the evil artifact?
Mount Doom, naturally
Weird common human slang names for Fangorn and Orodruin/Amon Amarth
Human: “‘Treebeard’? What a plain-sounding name. Ooh, ‘Fangorn’ sounds exotic!”
Elf: “‘Fangorn’? What a plain-sounding name. Ooh, ‘Treebeard’ sounds exotic!”
That explains why “Cry of the Black Birds” was on the official soundtrack.
About to name my next child Humanbeard